ABSTRACT

This book focuses on one of D. W. Winnicott's most enduring and resonant formulations, the True and False Self. It is a salutary reminder of Winnicott's capacity as the acclaimed advocate of maternal "holding"—also for sharpness and for the sudden piercing stab of recognition.

chapter 101|6 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter One|16 pages

Ego distortion in terms of True and False Self

chapter Chapter Two|14 pages

Hunt the slipper

chapter Chapter Five|19 pages

Looking after the Self

chapter Chapter Six|8 pages

The Self: what is it?